georgephillip
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We would definitely retaliate; however, we would be hitting back against another sovereign state and that's not the case between Israel and Gaza. Israel is legally the occupying power of Gaza. That means Jews can not simultaneously occupy the territory and declare war upon those living there.Ambassador Oren said it brilliantly today on think it was CNN (I watched many news channels so they kind blur together
"We can't bring our soldiers home, they're already home."
Before armchair quarterbacking things try to put yourself in Israel's position. They've not known a single year of peace since their inception in 1948. We in the US are sick of a dozen or so years of war in Iraq and Afganistan. But at least we don't have to worry about rockets and suicide bombers (knock on wood.) So if we did, try to imagine US response. That's all Israel's doing, fighting for it's very life. They can't withdraw and try to ignore it when their next door neighbors are the ones lobbing bombs in all over them. Imagine if Canada and Mexico were both openly hostile with the US, would we sit back and endure it, content with our bomb shelters each day when rockets come in, or would we fight back?
Israel denies Palestinians the right to govern and protect themselves while invoking the right to self defense at the same time. It's a conundrum and a violation of international law that Israel created to evade accountability.
You might check out this piece at the Nation for a little different spin on Israel and its Dahiya Doctrine for urban warfare:
Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza?Debunked | The Nation